For non-fiction books, who (if any of these) do you put the most trust in for book reviews, critiques, recommendations: an expert in the field, a book critic, a friend, someone else?
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Either a professional book critic or someone I know who likes the same type of books.
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friend
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A friend, family member, or aquaintence with a similar interest or whom I personally know is familiar with the subject.
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As a very general rule I will listen somewhat to all of those, but won't buy because of any of them. I use the library extensively and seldom purchase a nonfiction book. For any book regarless in a library or in a bookstore I usually can get a pretty good sense if I care for it by thumbing through it reading the jacket and maybe a few pages.
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i can`t put my trust in any thing i want, we can feel like trust in something cause of some action leads to the right roade from afriend so i trust in him with no hand of it
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I'd say that more than the source, my history with the source (i.e., whether they've regularly given reviews, recommendations, or critiques that I agree with) would determine if I'd consider reading a book. But I tend to lean more with certain friends' recommendations, reviews, and critiques, so I guess I'd say a friend.
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The friend of course. The friend knows me and my tastes and wouldn't bother me with something that he/she didn't think I'd enjoy. Critics bring their own prejudices to their critiques. Experts may or may not be objective..after all, they are trying to get across their point of view and how objective can that be? :)
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